Sure enough, during dinner, a maid came up and sent a message: "Master, I want you to come down and have dinner with us."
"Okay, tell the master, I will go down right away."
The maid nodded and left. Zhou Zheng put down the pen in his hand, sat quietly for a moment, then stood up, straightened his clothes, and left the room.
When we arrived at the large restaurant below, a big light was turned on, illuminating the entire restaurant.
Just by glancing at it, Zhou Zheng couldn't help but sigh at how rich this meal was.
Braised snake strips, grilled pork chops, sliced pork chops, turkey and mushroom soup. In the center is a large roasted whole leg, golden in color with a lot of oil and exuding a strong fragrance. This is a mutated
The thighs of curly sheep. It is not easy to see the third-level curly sheep. The body is slightly larger than that of a yak. It has always been Besieged City's favorite source of meat.
Similarly, there are some fruit juices made from the besieged city and several bottles of dry red wine on the dining table.
The tableware is placed on each dining table, very neatly.
Zhou Hongqiang prefers Western-style eating, so when he entertains his subordinates, he usually presents this kind of aristocratic banquet. Or in his mind, this aristocratic order should be revived in the new world in order to achieve the best of the following.
A powerful governing purpose.
"Father!"
Zhou Zheng went down to the restaurant, asked Zhou Hongqiang, then turned around and continued: "Hello Uncle Yu, Hello Uncle Yan, Hello Captain Ding, Hello Captain He."
At this banquet, not only Yu Jianzhong and Yan Chuan were present, but also Ding Baozhong, who was in charge of city affairs, and He Yanqing, who was in charge of the peripheral areas, were also present. Generally speaking, there are usually only three giants, but now there are two more
Ding Baozhong and He Yanqinglai, whose names are second only to the three giants, are somewhat different.
Zhou Hongqiang just said "Yeah", and others responded: "Master Zhou."
"sit!"
Zhou Hongqiang's words were very concise and he pointed to an empty chair on the dining table.
Nodding and walking over, Zhou Zheng sat down on the only empty chair.
The maid serving next to her gave Zhou Zheng a bowl of soup. Zhou Hongqiang said from the side: "Pour him a glass of wine. He is also an adult and has the right to drink." The maid nodded, opened the red wine and poured a small half cup for Zhou Zheng.
, then stuffed the bottle of red wine and retreated behind Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng took a look and found that the red wine was just ordinary domestic Changyu dry red wine, not a world-famous red wine.
However, in this new world where supplies are scarce, it is not bad to be able to get these wines. It does not matter whether it is a famous foreign wine or a domestic dry red.
"Okay, everyone has worked hard all day and should be hungry. Let's eat first."
Zhou Hongqiang picked up the wine glass and gestured. The others picked up the glass and touched it, then took a sip. Zhou Zheng used to live at home and drank beer often, but he didn't like this kind of wine, so he sipped it lightly.
One bite, a bit astringent, and then a hint of sweetness.
With Zhou Hongqiang taking the lead, the six of them ate in silence without making a sound.
To be honest, eating with Zhou Hongqiang was a bit depressing. Zhou Zheng didn't like it very much. He took a knife and cut off a small piece of the rolled lamb leg, then put it on the plate, cut it into thin pieces and put it into his mouth with a fork.
It was the first time for Zhou Zheng to taste this extremely rare delicacy in the New World.
The kitchen skills are top-notch, and the baked lamb leg is very tender, smooth and juicy. What's even more rare is that the skin is not hard and has a soft and crispy feel, which is very tasty.
There are also braised snake strips. When you eat them in your mouth, you will never imagine that this is snake meat. It is not as slippery as other snake meats, but it is like eating brittle bones. This kind of snake is also precious and is a common but rare species.
Mutated snakes that are extremely difficult to catch don't have much attack power, but are surprisingly fast.
After trying everything, it is not difficult to see that this meal is definitely the top level of enjoyment for Besieged City.
When he was half-full, Zhou Hongqiang stopped and heard the knife and fork, wiped the remaining juice on the corner of his mouth with a napkin, and took a sip from the wine glass.
Everyone else stopped what they were doing.
"Captain He, is the matter really confirmed?"
He Yanqing stood up, but Zhou Hongqiang gestured for him to sit down and answer.
"Chief, it has been confirmed that there is a large group of poisonous corpses moving towards the besieged city from the direction of the ancient city. At their speed, they will appear in the safe area of the besieged city at noon tomorrow. In addition, according to the images taken by our patrol team, among them
There are some super giant zombies."
After receiving the exact answer, Zhou Hongqiang looked at Yu Jianzhong again: "Lao Yu, what do you think?"
Yu Jianzhong is one of the three giants. Although he is slightly worse than Zhou Hongqiang, he still holds great power. He leaned slightly on his chair and said: "Since there are giant corpses, defense will only make us passive. My
The idea is to get rid of the enemy and not let them enter the safe area."
"I agree with Lao Yu's suggestion. The crops outside the besieged city will be harvested in more than half a month. If they are destroyed by the poisonous zombies, the food storage in the besieged city will be in crisis."
It was Yan Chuan who spoke. He was covered in fat and his eyes were narrowed. What he suggested hit the mark.
In the new world, human beings are almost destroyed. They can only leave the city and settle in some remote areas. Under the attack of poisonous zombies and mutant beasts, life is not easy. Food is the most important thing, which stabilizes people's hearts and solidifies their rights.
, there must be no problems.
Yan Chuan had no military power, but he could become one of the Big Three because he was responsible for the logistics, which was related to the food supply for tens of thousands of people throughout the besieged city.
Zhou Hongqiang's face was slightly moved, but more somber. This was not good news. He looked at Ding Baozhong: "Captain Ding, is the news about today's transfer leaked?"
Ding Baozhong was responsible for the security of the besieged city. He shook his head and said: "Chief, the news has not been leaked yet, but some people should guess the changes on the city wall. But don't worry, chief, when we first established the siege, everyone experienced the apocalypse.
At that moment, the psychological defense line will not cause any chaos even if a poisonous corpse approaches the city."
This fact satisfied Zhou Hongqiang. The people in the besieged city had experienced wind and rain, and they would not be thrown into chaos whenever there was any disturbance.
"Captain He, have you figured out what caused the poisonous corpse to appear abnormal?" Zhou Hongqiang always felt that there was something weird in this, but couldn't explain it for the moment. Just like a month ago, he went to check it out in person, but in addition to being attacked by strange beasts,
, and there was no strange movement of the poisonous corpse.
"Chief, we have sent a patrol team to conduct reconnaissance. There is no news in this regard for the time being."
Zhou Hongqiang leaned on the chair, rubbed his temples slightly, and said after a long time: "Originally, we wanted to rely on the slopes and tall walls of the siege. Now it seems that we can only take the initiative, but we don't know how much the casualties will increase.
Captain He, have you completed collecting the specific information on poisonous corpses?"
He Yanqing nodded: "It has been preliminarily confirmed that we can block the enemy outside the safe area by using three-quarters of our siege force."
He Yanqing did not provide any specific information. As the leader, Zhou Hongqiang did not need to know anything too specific. He only needed to know a general direction.
"Lao Yu, what do you think?"
Yu Jianzhong said decisively: "Taking the initiative to prevent crops from being affected is a consequence we cannot afford."
Zhou Hongqiang closed his eyes and pondered, calculating some of the possibilities, gains and losses.
A few minutes later, Zhou Hongqiang opened his eyes and said: "Lao Yu, gather the troops tomorrow morning and leave the rear to Lao Yan. Well, I will let Captain Ding cooperate with Lao Yan's work. Captain He, you also contact your troops. You can't do that."
To cause damage to crop fields, they must be stopped outside the safe area."
As if thinking of something, Zhou Hongqiang suddenly said: "While I am away, Zhou Zheng will temporarily take over my power."
Yu Jianzhong and the others were all stunned, especially Yan Chuan, who narrowed his eyes even more deeply. He and Yu Jianzhong looked at each other. This news was somewhat unexpected to them.